This is DuPont's 15 million pound capacity plant for the manufacture of Hypalon synthetic rubber at Beaumont. Texas. Known chemically as chlorosulfonated polyethylene, Hypalon is a special purpose rubber that resists ozone and oxidation, the two...

This newly completed 30 million pound plant at Beaumont, Texas was built by DuPont solely for the manufacture of a sulfur vulcanizable ethylene propylene rubber. Its capacity can be extended when demand justifies it. Because of the need for close...

An aerial view of the Elastomers Chemicals Department plant at Beaumont, Texas. Here the DuPont Company makes methionine, an amino acid used a s poultry feed supplement. The value of a ton of good feed to a broiler grower can be increased $7 to $10...

Caprolactam, an intermediate chemical for type 6 nylon fiber and plastics, is being manufactured in this new plant at Beaumont, Texas. The DuPont Company's first caprolactam plant is the results of a longer term research effort by its Explosives...

Acrylonitrile, a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of Orlon acrylic fiber, is made in this Explosives Department production unit at the DuPont Company's Beaumont, Texas plant. Reflecting the latest developments of chemical technology,...

Nordel is a new type of synthetic rubber resistant to sunlight, weathering and ozone determination. DuPont is producing it in a recently completed plant at Beaumont, Texas. The new rubber, a product of the company's pioneering research program, is...